English
remanent
Remanent comes from Latin remanens ‘remaining behind’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *men-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stay, remain’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m̥néh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*m(V)nēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaneō‘to stay, remain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEremaneō‘to remain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEremanens‘remaining behind’present participle of remaneō
- Englishearliest quotation 1651–1653remanent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to stay, remain’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m̥néh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*m(V)nēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmaneō‘to stay, remain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEremaneō‘to remain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEremanens‘remaining behind’present participle of remaneō
- Englishearliest quotation 1651–1653remanent
Earliest quotation: 1651–1653, Jeremy Taylor, London: […] Richard Royston […]: “That little hope that is remanent hath its degree…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stay, remain’
music, money, mind, amount, mouth, museum, mountain, comment, monster, auto, mental, min, monitor, mention, mount, monk, monetary, demonstration, mint, monastery, maya, muse, mosaic, monument, summon, ming, mentor, monte, amnesty, muster, monstrous, menace, dementia, prominence, mont, mandarin, imminent, amnesia, monastic, minion, 117 more
through Latin maneō ‘to stay, remain’
permanent, mas, menagerie, menial, ménage, permanence, manet, permanency, 6 more
through Latin remaneō ‘to remain’
Today it means
adj Remaining or persisting especially after an electrical or magnetic influence is removed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / remanent